Wednesday, March 13, 2019

cpu - (dis)advantages of same processor with higher clock stock-frequency

Take as example i5 9500T vs 9600T. According to specification, they are both the same hardware and differ only in the fact that 9600T has a higher frequency.


So apart from the higher frequency variant being faster, are there any other advantages or disadvantages. I am mainly interested in durability and stability in the long term (10 years) as higher clockspeeds on same hardware are related to higher voltages and temperature and thus wear.


Also, why does Intel make two versions, an not one? Besides marketing and financial aspects, are there any other reasons? i.e. are they optimizing the existing hardware within stability limits, and subsequently releasing it?


Note that I am not talking about overclocking, but stock frequency.

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